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Spending Time With the Family: It’s not Just a Spectator Sport There’s family time, and there’s QUALITY family time. AM I RIGHT? Well, it’s possible I’m NOT right, because you never get the chance to have quality family time. Let’s look at a typical family schedule: 6 AM – Time to rise and shine; it’s […]

According to some pretty darn reliable sources, roughly 50% of the population is made up of something scientifically known as femalesauruses (femalesaurusi is also accepted). GOOGLE IT. However, when I take a quick lookie loo around the golf course, that percentage falls considerably. If I were to rely solely on my current observation, I would […]

Part 2 When thinking about strategy, plan for your best and prepare for your miss (Part 1 of a two-part series) In Part 1 of this series, we talked about how filling our brains with the right thoughts will clear our mind to make the shot. Now the question becomes “What should I think about?” […]

Bob is back with another segment in his Golf for the Rest of Us Series (Part 1 of a two-part series) Recently I took a series of lessons from Rob Randall, the teaching professional at Legacy Golf Club in Norwalk. The main objective? Bring my practice game to the course. Maybe you’re like me – […]

We’re back with Bob and his Golf for the Rest of Us Series. Have trouble hitting your drive straight? Give this drill a try the next time you’re on the driving range. Take spin off your drives to hit it straighter While a downward blow is great for your irons, it’s a killer off the […]

If you’re anything like me (sorry if you are), then you get a kick out of learning about history. When I first learned this little tidbit I’m about to share, I was really fascinated by it. I love learning how things came to be, don’t you? Just in case you weren’t aware, Toad Valley was […]

In the next few months, we’ll be introducing a new golf tip series here on our blog. I was approached by Bob last year when he stopped me and explained an idea that he had for the blog. Without further ado, let’s meet up with Bob who will be sharing lots of great information about […]

I was contacted recently by a gentleman who grew up playing golf on our course. He was interested in playing around with a few flyovers with is drone. Here’s a look at number two. I told him that I’d be dumb to say no. Here’s the footage he took. His company is A Solutions out […]

Sometimes I feel sorry for my future daughters-in-law. It’s going to be really hard for me to just sit back and let her plan her wedding. After helping to organize and witness twelve years of wedding receptions, I have acquired many great ideas. Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about that anytime soon. This mom […]

The outside crew have been busy getting the course looking good. A huge part of that is making sure our watering system is working properly. Let’s just say that as soon as I strike oil, I’m going to promptly install a new irrigation system and parking lot. An irrigation system that is 43 years […]